Redescription and establishment of a holotype and three paratypes for the species Hemimycale mediterranea sp. nov.

Background In a recent paper, we described a new sponge species named Hemimycale mediterranea Uriz, Garate & Agell, 2017.However, we failed to designate a holotype and a type locality, as required by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN).Although the validity of the previous conclusions Desk remains unchanged, the species name cannot be considered 3 Pc. Sectional w/ Ottoman Package available according to ICZN regulations until a holotype is designated.Results The present work fulfills the requirements of the ICZN by designating a holotype, three paratypes and the type locality for the new species Hemimycale mediterranea and has been registered in ZooBank.